docs: def filter_featured_apps(admin_apps, request):
      """
      Given a list of apps return a set of pseudo-apps considered featured.
  
      Apps are considered featured if the are defined in the settings
      property called `DASHBOARD_FEATURED_APPS` which contains a list of the apps
      that are considered to be featured.
  
      :param admin_apps: A list of apps.
      :param request: Django request.
      :return: Subset of app like objects that are listed in
      the settings `DASHBOARD_FEATURED_APPS` setting.
      """
      featured_apps = []
  
      # Build the featured apps list based upon settings.
      for orig_app_spec in appsettings.DASHBOARD_FEATURED_APPS:
          # make a copy that we can write to, to fix deprecations without
          # changing settings
          app_spec = orig_app_spec.copy()
  
          if "verbose_name" in app_spec:
              warnings.warn(
                  "DASHBOARD_FEATURED_APPS[]['verbose_name'] = '%s' is deprecated. "
                  "Use 'name' instead)" % app_spec['verbose_name'],
                  DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2
              )
              app_spec['name'] = app_spec['verbose_name']
  
          if hasattr(app_spec['models'], 'items'):
              warnings.warn(
                  "DASHBOARD_FEATURED_APPS[]['models'] for '%s' should now be a "
                  "list of tuples, not a dict." % app_spec['name'],
                  DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2
              )
              app_spec['models'] = app_spec['models'].items()
  
          # lookup the models from the names
          app_spec['models'] = _build_app_models(
              request, admin_apps, app_spec['models']
          )
  
          # Only add the panel if at least one model is listed.
          if app_spec['models']:
              featured_apps.append(app_spec)
  
      return featured_apps